Call For Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung’s Resignation Heightens
Mr. Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youth and Sports Development[/caption]
The call for the resignation of Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Solomon Dalung, continue to intensify following the poor performance of Nigeria’s Dream Team VI at the recently concluded Rio Olympic Games.
Recall an editorial by The WHISTLER, which earlier called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately relieve Mr. Solomon Dalung as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, noting that he clearly lacks the ability and foresight to deliver of the Change Agenda of the present administration.
Most recent is the call by the proprietor of Rojenny Stadium, Oba, Anambra, Rommy Ezeonwuka, who has urged Dalung to respectfully step down as Minister of Sports.
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Ezeonwuka, while speaking to newsmen in Awka, on Wednesday, said Dalung’s resignation would be the “best apology or explanation that will be acceptable to lovers of sports in Nigeria from the minister’’.
“Nigeria only got what they prepared for from the Olympics because the minister, Solomon Danlong, did not show or give the competition even the seriousness it deserved.
“The minister should honourably resign because he has shown himself to be more of politician than a sports administrator.
“It is good that our soccer team won bronze but we’ve known the story; they won because of their individual commitments to the country.
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“The team was stranded in Atlanta and it took the intervention of Mikel Obi before they could go on to Brazil and we had a minister; we need genuine change in all sectors, especially sports.
“Our government refused to invest in sports that unite us as a country but they continue to fund religion that tears us apart.
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“If you remember, all that matters during the games when our colours were competing was Nigeria, not the tribe or religion,” he said.
“I think this jamboree should stop; let us train Olympians in events we have advantage and not go with eight or nine events and flop in all of them when smaller countries like South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia with smaller teams do better,” he added.
